Thursday, October 23, 2008
Night in Fullerton - Show
from 5:00 to 9:00 pm
Village Art Center
529 N. Harbor, Fullerton, CA
Come and see wonderful artwork, including several of my own pieces in this show. It is part of the big Night in Fullerton annual celebration, and there will be so much to see at all the sites if you are interested in exploring. Come see my pieces, but also come to enjoy the party and participate in all the fun!
Tuesday, August 5, 2008
All Classes General Information 2008-2011
Marciano Martinez
All Classes
Classroom Objectives
The most important factors in my art classes are participation and attendance, due to the nature of the courses
Grading will be based on completion of the daily classroom assignments
Outside of classroom:
- Maintain a notebook with handouts and notes from lectures
- Build a portfolio to be reviewed at the end of term so individual progress and growth can be seen and assessed, emphasizing the learning process and final results, including instructor generated assignments from various media (films, books, masterworks)
- Go to a museum and two galleries to observe various artists’ work in person
- Opportunity to Participate in the Annual Student Art Show at the Fullerton College Gallery
- Participate in the Annual “Artist in Residence” program
Note: Please expect to bring materials to first class. Lockers available from the office for your convenience, small fee, need lock
Turn Off Cell Phones during class
Suggested reading:
- Pastel – Daniel E. Greene
- All about Techniques in Pastel – Barron’s
- Basic Portrait Techniques – Rachel Wolf
- Drawing the Human Head – Burne Hogarth
- The Big Book of Drawing & Painting the Figure – Muntsa Calbo I Angrill
- The Human Figure – John Vanderpoel
- The Natural Way to Draw – Kimon Nicolaides
- Figure Drawing - Nathan Goldstein
- Anatomy for the Artist – Jeno Barcsay
- Keys to Drawing – Bert Dodson
- The Elements of Color – Itten
- Color in Contemporary Painting – Charles Le Clair
- History of Color in Painting – Faber Birren
- Mainstreams of Modern Art – John Canaday
- Art Since Mid-Century: 1945 to Present – Daniel Wheeler
- Gardner's Art Through the Ages
Partial list of Museums:
(show your student ID for possible discounts)
Bowers Cultural Museum - http://www.bowers.org/
Huntington Library, art collections and botanical gardens - http://www.huntington.org/
LACMA – Los Angeles County Museum of Art - http://www.lacma.org/
Norton-Simon Museum of Art - http://www.nortonsimon.org/
OCMA – Orange County Museum of Art - http://ocma.net/
San Diego Museum of Art – Balboa Park, San Diego, CA - http://www.sdmart.org/
J. Paul Getty Museum Center - http://www.getty.edu/visit
UCLA Hammer Museum of Art and Cultural Center - http://www.hammer.ucla.edu/
Partial list of Galleries:
Muckenthaler – Fullerton
Timken Art Gallery – Balboa Park, San Diego, CA
Useful Websites include:
Google image search
Artlex.com
OCAIW.com
Mark Harden’s Artchive
Gallery.euroweb
There are many more helpful sites, try a general search for an artist or a specific artwork. All museums have websites and many artists and galleries have websites, as well. On campus computers go to GroveArt.
Partial List of Art Materials Suppliers:
(Call to verify changes in hours or locations – Ask for a Student Discount if available)
“The Brush Lady” – Discount brushes at Fullerton Campus, hours posted each term
Fullerton College Bookstore – Student Services Building (2000)
Michaels, Fullerton, CA (714) 992-9272
Aaron Brothers Art & Framing
1150 S. Harbor, Fullerton, CA (714) 680-3345
Imperial Hwy. & Beach Blvd., La Mirada, CA
Art Supply Warehouse (310) 594-9641 or (714) 891-3626 or aswexpress
6672 Westminster Ave., Westminster, CA 92683 - Catalog
The Art Store (714) 250-7353 - 4040 Campus Drive
Dick Blick Art Supply - Catalog
Daniel Smith - Catalog
Pearl Art Supply (714) 903-5100 or Los Angeles (310) 854-4900
7227 Edinger Ave., Huntington Beach, CA
Sterling Art (949) 553-0101
18871 Teller Ave., Irvine, CA 92612
Utrecht (310) 478-5775 - Catalog
11677 Santa Monica Blvd., W. Los Angeles, CA 90025
Painting - Watercolor
Marciano Martinez
Beginning Watercolor
Objectives:
Approaching painting as a creative process while developing the elementary skills of painting as a means of self-expression, emphasizing the development of a basic understanding of the fundamentals of composition, color theory and mixing, and learning to work with the materials in a wide variety of traditional and contemporary techniques.
Intermediate Watercolor
Objectives:
Approaching painting as a creative process while continuing to develop the skills of painting as a means of self-expression, emphasizing the development of an understanding of composition, color theory and mixing, and learning to work with the materials in a wide variety of traditional and contemporary techniques.
Advanced Watercolor
Objectives:
Watercolor Supply List:
Watercolor paper – various sizes (cutter available in class)
Watercolor brushes – Wide flat (min. 1”), rounds size 8 and 10
Watercolor palette – Robert E. Wood large covered palette preferred
Watercolor paints – set of tube paints preferred
Wide (1 ½” to 2”) tape - blue removable preferred
Frisket type resist or rubber cement, small pointed twig or chopstick
Foam core board
Small scissors, small container of salt, small white candle or piece of uncolored wax, small sponge, small spray bottle for water, a working mat, pencilPainting - Oil and Acrylic
Marciano Martinez
Beginning Painting
Objectives:
Approaching painting as a creative process while developing the elementary skills of painting as a means of self-expression, emphasizing the development of a basic understanding of the fundamentals of composition, color theory and mixing, and learning to work with the materials.
Intermediate Painting
Objectives:
Approaching painting as a creative process, while developing additional skills using painting as a means of self-expression, as well as developing skills in using painting techniques and media, including oil and/or acrylic paints, and emphasizing the development of an understanding of composition, color theory and mixing, and skill development. Exploration of individual style is encouraged.
Advanced Painting
Objectives:
Oil Painting Supply List:
Paints – Oil studio tubes 1.25 oz.
- Indian red
- Yellow ochre
- Raw umber
- Burnt umber
- Burnt sienna
- Ivory or Mars black
- Cerulean blue
- Cobalt blue
- Viridian green
- Pthalo green
- Pthalo blue
- Ultramarine dark blue
- Cadmium red light
- Cadmium yellow light
- Cadmium yellow deep
- Cadmium Orange
- Dioxazine purple
- Alizarin crimson
- Cadmium red light
- Ivory black
- Flake or Titanium white (large tube)
Brushes – Hogs hair bristle brushes of any shape preferred for oil
- Flat #4, 5, 9
- Round #6 sable or sabeline
- Fan #4
- Canvases - Minimum size is 16”x20”
Other supplies:
- Painting bag or bucket
- Large open mouthed jars with lids – 2
- Palette – size 16”x20”
- Palette knife
- Odorless mineral spirits
- Pencil and eraser
Acrylic Painting Supply List:
Paints – Acrylic studio tubes 2 oz.
- Red oxide
- Napthol crimson
- Cadmium red medium
- Cadmium orange
- Yellow oxide
- Raw umber
- Cadmium yellow light
- Cadmium yellow deep
- Burnt sienna
- Cerulean blue
- Pthalo green
- Ultramarine blue
- Acra violet
- Flake or Titanium white (large tube)
- Black
Brushes – Nylon or other synthetic
- Flat ¼”, ½”, ¾”, 1”
- Round Sable or sabeline
- Fan #4
Life Drawing
Marciano Martinez
Objectives:
Learning to draw from the human figure, emphasizing the development of a basic understanding of gesture, structure, anatomy, and movement, through the use of the skeleton and life model.
Objectives:
Learning to draw from the human figure, emphasizing the refinement of basic skills, and the understanding of gesture, structure, anatomy, and movement, through the use of the skeleton and life model.
Objectives:
Suggested Textbooks:
- Natural Way to Draw – Nicolaides
- Life Drawing – Joseph Shepherd
- Atlas of Anatomy for Artists - Schider
Life Drawing Supply List
- Drawing paper – Strathmore 400 series - 18” x 24”
- Bond paper – 18” x 24”
- Sketch book – Strathmore or black cover bound book
- Art pencils, good quality - #2H, HB, 2B, 4B, 6B
- Woodless Graphite Pencils – #6B or 9B
- Large kneaded type eraser
- White plastic eraser
- Charcoal sticks (compressed)
- Conte crayon – black 6B, sanguine, white
- Chamois (4”x4”)
- India ink – water soluble (ex. Higgins, Pelican, Hunt brands)
- Dip pen points and holder
- Bamboo type round brush – apprx. #12
- Flat brush – apprx. # 6,7, or 8
- Facial tissues
- Fixative spray – Workable Matt
- Glass – 8”x10” – tape edges for safety
- Erasable Black felt pen
- Soft square of cloth for wiping glass
- Ruler
- Single edge razor blade
- Tracing paper
- Tackle box or other container
- Drawing board with clips (plus “bulldog” type clips) – 20”x25”
- Ice cube tray for inks/watercolors
Basic Drawing
Marciano Martinez
Objectives:
Class Title: Basic Drawing 182
Suggested Textbook:
Basic Drawing Supply List:
- Drawing paper – Strathmore 400 series - 18” x 24”
- Bond paper – 18” x 24”
- Sketch book – Strathmore or black cover bound book
- Pencil – regular
- Pencils – 6B soft
- Woodless Graphite Pencils – 6B or 9B
- Large kneaded type eraser
- Charcoal sticks (compressed)
- Conte crayon – black 6B, sanguine, white
- Chamois (4”x4”)
- India ink – water soluble (ex. Higgins, Pelican, Hunt brands)
- Dip pen points and holder
- Bamboo type round brush – apprx. #12
- Flat brush – apprx. # 6,7, or 8
- Facial tissues
- Fixative spray – Workable Matt
- Glass – 8”x10” – tape edges for safety
- Erasable Black felt pen
- Soft square of cloth for wiping glass
- Ruler
- Single edge razor blade
- Tracing paper
- Tackle box or other container